Military Districts in Canada on 3 September 1939




Military District No. 1: HQ London, Ontario

The Counties of Bruce, Elgin, Essex, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth, Waterloo and Welliugton in Ontario

Military District No. 2: HQ Toronto, Ontario

The Counties of Brant, Dufferin, Grey, Halimand, Halton. Lincoln, Norfolk, Ontario, Peel, Simcoe, Welland, Wentworth and York, and the Districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulm, Muskoka, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskamingand that portion of Nipissing lying north of the Mattawa and French Rivers (including the Townships of Ferris and Banfield) of Ontario

Military District No. 3: HQ Kingston, 0ntario

The Counties of Carleton, Frontenac, Haliburton, Hastings, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Northumberland and Durham, Peterborough, Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward, Renfrew, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Victoria and that portion of the district of Nipissing lyiug south of the Mattawa River (exclusive of the Townships of Ferris and Banfield and inclusive of the town of Mattawa) and in the Province of Quebec, the counties of Gatineau, Pontiac and Temiscaminque.

Military District No. 4: HQ Montreal, Quebec

The Counties of Abitibi, Argenteuil, Arthabaska, Bagot, Beauharnois, Berthier, Brome, Chambly, Champlain, Chateaquay, Deux-Montagnes, Drummond, Hochelegu, Huntingdon, Iberville, Jacques-Cartier, Joliette, Labelle, Laprairie, L'Assomption, Lavel, Maskinonge, Missisquoi, Montcalm, Napierville, Nicolet, Papineau, Richelieu, Rouville, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Soulanges,Stanstead, St. Hyacinthe, St. Jean, St. Maurice, Terrebonne, Vandreuil, Vercheres and Yamaska and that portion of the province of Quebec to the north of the County of Abitibi and to the west of the 74th meridian.

Military District No. 5: HQ Quebec, Quebec

The Counties of Beauce, Bellechasse, Bonaventure, Carlevoix Est, Carlevoix 0vest, Chicoutimi, Compton, Dorchester, Frontenac, Gaspe Est, Gaspe 0uest, Isles-de-la-Madeleine, Kamouraska, Lac St. Jean Est and Ouest, Levis L'Islet, Lotbiniere, Matane, Matapedic, Megantic, Montmagny, Montmorency Nos. 1 and 2, Portneuf, Quebec, Richmond, Rimouski, Riviere du Loup, Saquenay, Temiscouata, and Wolf and that portion of Quebec lying to the north of these counties and to the east of the 74th meridian.

Military District No. 6: HQ Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

Military District No. 7: HQ Saint John, New Brunswick

The Province of New Brunswick

Military District No. 10: HQ Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Province of Manitoba and the District of Keewatin, in the Province of Ontario, the Districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay

Military District No. 11: HQ Vancouver, British Columbia

The Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory

Military District No. 12: HQ Regina, Saskatchewan

The Province of Saskatchewan

Military District No. 13: HQ Calgary, Alberta

The Province of Alberta and the District of Mackenzie


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